Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 30.58K people in New Mexico with Scottish ancestry (1.45% of New Mexico population). Among all New Mexico cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Los Alamos CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.58%), followed by Clovis city (2.21%), and Rio Rancho city (2.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Mexico.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Los Alamos CDP
Clovis city
Rio Rancho city
Alamogordo city
Santa Fe city
Farmington city
North Valley CDP
Portales city
Albuquerque city
Las Cruces city
Ranking of New Mexico Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Los Alamos CDP 3.58
2 Clovis city 2.21
3 Rio Rancho city 2.13
4 Alamogordo city 2.00
5 Santa Fe city 1.94
6 Farmington city 1.92
7 North Valley CDP 1.58
8 Portales city 1.55
9 Albuquerque city 1.42
10 Las Cruces city 1.09
11 Carlsbad city 1.08
12 Hobbs city 0.92
13 Roswell city 0.80
14 Los Lunas village 0.76
15 South Valley CDP 0.72
16 Deming city 0.58
17 Artesia city 0.52
18 Las Vegas city 0.42
19 Sunland Park city 0.31
20 Española city 0.25
21 Gallup city 0.22
22 Lovington city 0.06
23 Chaparral CDP 0.03